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by John Groller
News Editor
On Friday. September 26, the
State College Police Department
issued 20 underage drinking
citations and made two arrests fix
driving under the influence. Also,
six people in State College are
facing charges for serving alcohol
to minors.
This was the climax of three
weeks of police activity where as
many as 49 people have been
cited for underage drinking. This
sparked a move which has banned
non-greek students at University
Park from attending parties where
alcohol is served.
Presidents of University Park
fraternities voted 31-4 in favor of
the regulation.
"It's breaking a tradition, but
whatever helps the fraternal
system going should be done.
The fraternity is more important
than a party, so if it means
keeping the system going, lose
the party," said Behrend Delta
Chi brother, George Leshnock,
03, Marketing.
Three national fraternities
claim to be alcohol free, but Penn
State-University Park is the only
college where greeks have
enacted a campuswide policy to
take such a step in restricting
guests at greek parties. Penn
State has the largest greek system
in the country. It is common for
fraternity parties at University
Park to swell to hundreds of
guests. This makes monitoring
difficult, and as a result, students
would leave the parties with beer
and cause trouble due to their
drunkenness.
"I think by having those
problems, pressure was put on
them to make up the policy.
After the incidents, a lot of
pressure was put on the IFC
[lnterfratemity Councel]," said
Behrend Tau Kappa Epsilon
brother, Mike Studd, 03, Pre-Law.
On a more social note, Behrend
Zeta Beta Tau brother Clint
Skillen, 03, Mechanical
Engineering, feels that the
prohibition of non-greek students
at parties could cause a sort of
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Stephanopoulos speaks about life after politics
According to George
Stephanopoulos, who spoke
Tuesday night on the Behzend
campus in the Reed Union
Commons, the wonl "politics"
comes from the Greek 'poll,"
meaning many, and "tics" meaning
blood-sucking insects.
Stephanopoulos spoke as part of
Penn State Behrend's year long
Speaker Series to a large audience.
His speech was filled with humor,
observations on life in the White
House, and his personal views on
various political issues facing the
United States. His talk was
frequently interrupted by audience
laughter and applause.
Stephanopoulos was deputy
campaign manager for the
Clinton/Gore presidential campaign
in 1992. After Clinton won the
election, Stephanopoulos serval as
senior advisor fa policy axi
strategy in the White House. He is
currently a political correspondent
for ABC-TV and can be seen on
ABC's This Week on Sunday
mornings with Sam Donaldson,
Cokie Roberts, and George Will.
He is also teaching a political
science course this year at
Columbia University. The title of
his speech Tuesday night was
"Politics: The Art of the
Impossible."
During his lecture,
Stephanopoulos was very candid
with his audience. He began by
acknowledging that when the
Clinton Administration first took
office in 1993 they made a lot of
mistakes. "There was no training
manual, nobody tells you exactly
what to do, you just get there at
show up." This led to a stumbling
start for the Clinton
administration's rust six months.
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Stephanopoulos unabashedly
admits that these were not the most
sure sful months of Clinton's
administration. Stephanopoulos
also stated his own personal failures
and inadequacies that he felt at the
beginning of the administration, an
unusual admission for someone
involved in politics. Despite
bumpy beginnings, Mr.
Stephanopoulos is proud of what
the Clinton administration was able
to accomplish both for the country
and for the party in its first four
years. Stephanopoulos was proud
to be a part of the first Democratic
administration to be reelected since
Franklin Roosevelt.
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Stephanopoulos declared himself
a liberal Democrat who tries to
match idealism with pragmatism,
"an optimist without allegiance," in
the words of former President John
F. Kennedy. Stephanopoulos said
his political beliefs are rooted in his
religious principles. From this
background he comes away with a
conviction that "creating a perfect
society in a world with imperfect
people is not possible because we
all are created in God's image. We
have a duty to love one another as
we love ourselves, to cam for
ourselves and our community to the
limits of our ability, and to never
forget that we also have a
responsibility to help care for
those, who due to no fault of their
own, are unable to care far
themselves."
The definition of politics that
Stephanopoulos prefers is that
politics can't just be the art of the
possible, it must also be the art of
the impossible, trying to change
people's lives for the better. He
stated that politics can get nasty
and being in politics for the past
fifteen years he has been a
perpetrator and also a victim. This
ability to openly admit his faults
and wrongdoings makes George
Stephanopoulos not just another
Washington politician. He still
adamantly believes that
Republicans, Democrats and
independents alike fundamentally
get involved in politics for the
betterment of the public. Instead
of arguing over their own self
interests, Mr. Stephanopoulos
urged politicians to get back to the
fundamental principle of helping
the public at large. He added that
"in a democracy we can not survive
and we can not thrive if we do not
all take responsibility for our
community."
As Clinton's former senior
advisor, Stephanopoulos rid not
always agree with the president's
policies. Stephanopoulos did not
support the balanced budget act of
1997; he felt it took too much from
the poor and gave too many tax
cuts to the wealthy. He said he was
not sure whether the act is going to
make good on the promise to create
surpluses over time. He does
believe it was "an important
symbolic statement that
Washington could work and calk'
overcome partisan differences, that
they could agree on big issues like
Medicare, education and the
environment and work together for
the good of the country. "
The country is at a time of
relative calm in Washington.
Stephanopoulos said. The
economy is prospering, and the
average median income for the
middle class has steadily increased.
So how will President Clinton
spend the next three and a half
years of his term, according to
Stephanopoulos? Those years will
be marked by "statesmanship,
scandal, and the struggle for
succession." Clinton's need to
attend to foreign policy follows a
familiar pattern of presidential
leadership. His second term will be
much like that of many second term
presidents of the twentieth century.
The constitutional role of the
president as commander-in-chief
will begin to consume much of
Clinton's time. Being the only
superpower in the world in both
economic and military respects, the
United States has a duty to be a
force of peace, freedom and
democracy, said Stephanopoulos.
Stephanopoulos feels that
President Clinton should fight
Paula Jones on her charges of
sexual harassment instead of
settling out of court. He perceives
Jones as a woman who waited until
the last day before the statute of
limitations expired to press charges,
and who signed a book and movie
deal for monetary benefit. The
Whitewater investigation has so far
cost taxpayers more than 40
million dollars over a three year
period and will in the end result in
no indictments for the first family.
said Stephanopoulos. but rather as a
waste of public money and time.
Stephanopoubs also spoke of the
most hotly debated issue today.
campaign financing. He does not
think that the President and Vice
President did anything wrong by
calling their contributors for
money. The biggest 'candid duu
affects our political system is the
amount of money that controls it.
He declared this practice as a "high
class protection racket." By
contributing large amounts of
money to Congressmen and
political action organizations.
wealthy interests in return receive
influence. access and protection.
The interests of the poor are
"ignored". because they do not have
the financial power to get the same
kind of access.
In zegards to the election in the
year 2000, Stephanopoulos
considers Colin Powell as a serious
contender for the position of
president. Stephanopoulos believes
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GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Addressed the
Behrend student body last Tuesday where he spoke
of his experiences with the Clinton campaign.
that Powell could capture the
Republican nomination with ease if
he decided to run. If Colin Powell
does not decide to run. Newt
Gingrich and Dan Quayle are the
best bets the Republicans have in
bridging the divide in their party
and winning votes outside their
party. Stephanopoulos also openly
admitted that he was concerned that
Powell could have beaten Clinton
had Powell run last year, by
providing voters with a "non crazy"
Ross Perot.
Stephanopoulos ended his speech
with a single question once asked
by Robert Kennedy: "some people
see things as they are and ask why,
others dream things that never were
and ask why not?" We do ourselves
an even greater injustice when we
don't ask or answer this question,
said Stephanopoulos. As a country
of great financial, economic and
military wealth we need not only
understand the art of the possible
by Ray Morelli
Staff Writer
"I get sick every fall," complains
Dave Edwards, 01 DUS. He's not
alone, because it's that time of year
when the temperature drops and the
number of coughs and sneezes heard
skyrockets.
How can the average Behrend
student avoid illness this fall?
While it's impossible not to be
exposed to viruses, Patty Pasky
McMahon, director of the Health
and Wellness Center, offers a few
points of advice.
"Sleep," she says. While this
sounds obvious, it's important not
to overlook it. Many students stay
up late studying or completing a
paper, weakening their body's
defenses. "After losing a night's
sleep, the next day your body's
immune system capabilities can be
deceased by as much as fifty
percent," McMahon says.
Another important thing students
can do to protect themselves is
keeping a healthy diet. Make sure
to eat plenty of complex
carbohydrates and proteins. Also,
your body works best on several
healthy snacks throughout the day,
like fruits, vegetables, low-fat
yogurt, and low-fat trail mix.
And what about those vitamins
your parents were always telling
you to take? With the exception of
calcium for women and certain
individuals with low iron, most
people don't need any supplemental
vitamins provided they maintain a
reasonable diet Your body works
better by absorbing nutrients from
but rather the human art of the
impossible.
Students had mixed reactions to
the speech. Jason Gideymin, 01.
Business, enjoyed the comments on
financial issues concerning
education. Chris Venanski, 07,
English said that Stephanopoulos
addressed a lot of issues, but did not
talk about remedies to these
problems. "It is very easy to
discuss but it is just as easy not to
empower people to address them,"
said Venanski.
Chris Caballos, 01, Agricultural
Science, liked Stephanopoulos'
views on human rights and stated
that he was very clear on his views
while being very popular with the
audience. Mackenzie Bain!, 01,
Psychology, was very impressed
with the speech and found
Stephanopoulos entertaining.
season
food rather than from vitamins.
"Beware of using vitamins as a
'quick fix," says McMahon.
A lesser-known prevention
method is drinking lots of water.
This keeps all the body's essential
functions working properly. Both
men and women should have sixty
four ounces of water every day.
What happens if you do get that
nasty fall cold? McMahon advises
students to make an appointment
with the Health and Wellness
Center before they become really
sick. They offer free examinations
and medications at lower prices than
most pharmacies and drug stores.
Make sure to
eat plenty of
complex
carbo-
hydrates and
proteins.
Both resident students and
commuters may take advantage of
the Health Center, which can be
reached at 898-6217.
How important is it to fight off
the cold? "Your personal well-being
has a tremendous impact on your
academic performance. The better
you feel, the more likely you are to
succeed," says McMahon.